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Birth — 1729 24 January 1729 Laval, Canada, New France
1750 Marriage / Partner Leonard CONTANT and Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE 11 May 1750, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
He was 21 years old.
1751 Birth of Child Etienne CONTANT was born 4 February 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
Leonard was 22 years old.
1752 Birth of Child Joseph-Marie CONTANT was born 2 July 1752, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
1750 Birth of Child Marie-Josephte CONTANT was born 14 August 1759, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
Leonard was 30 years old.
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1772 Marriage of Child Charlotte CONTANT married 19 October 1772, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois-Xavier ARCHAMBAULT
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1778 Marriage of Child Marie-Josephte CONTANT married 26 January 1778, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois-Laurent BLEAU
Leonard
CONTANT
Elisabeth HUBOULT (HUBOUT) dite TOURVILLE
Birth — 1729
1750 Marriage / Partner
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
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